Improvement in Bone Mineral Density after a Distal Weight-Bearing Implant in a Series of 13 Cases

Autor: Isabel Peraita-Costa, Lluis Guirao Cano, Jose Exposito Tirado, María Morales-Suárez-Varela, Dolores Maldonado Garrido, Manuel Rodriguez-Piñero Duran, Beatriz Samitier Pastor
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: JPO Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics. 32:116-120
ISSN: 1040-8800
Popis: IntroductionThe amputation of lower limbs and the subsequent use of a prosthesis require the adoption of new biomechanical patterns of load and gait by the patient, which may favor the onset of local or generalized bone mineral density loss. Osseo-anchored implants that allow distal weight b
Databáze: OpenAIRE